Although the club reached the Royal London semi-finals last year, which represented a decent effort, their T20 form was again poor and remains something they are especially determined to improve.

It was the main reason, in fact, why they were keen to allow first-team coach Jason Gillespie to expand his coaching horizons during the winter by taking charge of Big Bash franchise Adelaide Strikers.

“There’s no fear of failure, and for me it’s all about being crystal clear in what you’re trying to do.

“We’re well on the way to getting to that stage here at Yorkshire, and adaptability is very important.

“What we want is adaptable cricketers as opposed to adaptive cricketers.

“You want players to adapt to all situations, and I think we can certainly be a lot better at that.

“Conditions are obviously a lot different in Australia than they are in England, but we’ve worked hard on one-day cricket in training during the winter, and in addition to doing well in the Championship, we’re keen to do well in the one-day comps.”